"I think of the good times we shared, sometimes you feel angry, sometimes sad. I talk about the moments we had, the stories we shared, and that brings happiness to me."
On this day in 2017, Maj Anuj Sood was married to Smt Aakriti Sood.
On this day in 2017, Maj Anuj Sood was married to Smt Aakriti Sood.
Both were from Army backgrounds.
Anuj's father is a retired Brigadier while Aakriti's father was in Navy.
The two then met at a Holi party for the first time. After watching her, Anuj already knew she was the one. He rushed to his friends and said she is the girl he would marry.
Anuj's father is a retired Brigadier while Aakriti's father was in Navy.
The two then met at a Holi party for the first time. After watching her, Anuj already knew she was the one. He rushed to his friends and said she is the girl he would marry.
As days went by, the two got close and he finally proposed to her on 9th May 2016, as he went down on one knee with a rose amid the windmills, she gushed and said yes.
After marriage, Maj Anuj had missed some anniversaries, but Akriti had plans to join Anuj at his next posting.
After marriage, Maj Anuj had missed some anniversaries, but Akriti had plans to join Anuj at his next posting.
At 8 am on May 3, she got the call that no army wife wants to receive.
"It is a call that we all fear, but somewhere in our minds, we are mentally prepared that this could happen. When you marry an army officer you know this."
She recalls.
"It is a call that we all fear, but somewhere in our minds, we are mentally prepared that this could happen. When you marry an army officer you know this."
She recalls.
Maj Anuj's tenure in the Kashmir valley had ended. He has been transferred to Gurdaspur, but the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from travelling out of the valley. Sadly, it cost him his life.
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